Friends of the Library:
Membership Coffee
 

Stop by to learn about the Friends of the Library organization while you enjoy light refreshments. Join or renew your membership. Call 444-7840 for more information.

 

First Thursday Fiction Book Group 
 

Bring a friend and join us to discuss In the Midst of Winter by Isabelle Allende. Refreshments provided. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website, or call 444-7820. 

 

Psych Friday
 

Explore what psychologists have discovered about the brain, mind and behavior from basic research to therapeutic applications. The mini-conference will include a keynote address, three rounds of concurrent 25-minute presentations by a variety of speakers specifically tailored to high school students, and an activity fair. Presented in conjunction with Samford Univeristy. Call 444-7840 for more information.

 

How to Find Grants
 

Learn how to find grants using the library's resources. For more information, call 444-7840. 

 

Sunday NovelTea Fiction Book Group
 

Join us for a discussion of Need to Know by Karen Cleveland over tea and cookies. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820.

 

Into the Arms of Strangers
 

Join us for a screening of Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000, PG, 118 min), which chronicles the secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany. Free admission and refreshments. For more information, visit our website or call 444-7840.

 

Spanish Conversation Club
 

Practice your Spanish and celebrate the culture! Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. All levels, from beginner to fluent are welcome, but some experience with the language is recommended. For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Second Thursday Fiction Book Group
 

Bring a friend and join us to discuss How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820. 

 

Broadway's Next H!T Musical
 

Master improvisers gather made up, hit song suggestions from the audience to create a spontaneous evening of music, humor, and laughter. Every song is fresh. Every scene is new. Every night is different. It's all improvised and it's all funny. For more information, visit our website or contact The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888.

 

 

After Hours on the Plaza: Bingo
 

Round up your family and friends to compete for great prizes while playing a classic game with a library twist. Free event! Refreshments provided. Call 444-7800 for more information.

 

Insatiable Readers
 

Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations while you enjoy a cup of coffee. This month's topic is: "What A Wonderful World!" For more information, call 444-7840. 

 

Purl on the Plaza
 

Join old friends and make new ones at this crafty meeting of all fiber enthusiasts. We welcome anyone with a portable craft such as knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery, etc. For more information, visit our website or call 444-7820.

 

National Library Week Reception
 

Join us to celebrate libraries and enjoy light refreshments as our Library Peeps Show winners are revealed! Find out how to enter your library-themed diorama in the show by visiting our website or calling 444-7840.

 

Monday at the Movies
 

Join us for a screening of Saving Mr. Banks, the story behind the Disney film adaptation of Mary Poppins (PG-13, 125 minutes, 2013). Free admission and refreshments! For more information, call 444-7820.

 

Helping Hands
 

Drop by to make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information.

 

Neuroscience Cafe
 

Merida Grant, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology will speak about depression and anxiety. Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Bring the whole family to play life-sized versions of your favorite board games! Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Connect Four, and more. For more information, call 444-7830.

 

French Conversation Club
 

Practice your French and celebrate the culture! Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. All levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome, but some experience with the language is recommended. Call 444-7840 for more information.

 

Holiday Hours & Closings
 

Jammin' on the Plaza
 

Join us as Emanual Elinas, music teach at Indian Springs School, showcases experimental instruments from around the world with a student demonstration. A jam session will follow. For questions, call 444-7821.

 

Janet Simpson in Concert
 

Janet Simpson, a long time fixture of Birmingham's music scene brings a new batch of material to the Library Plaza stage. Free performance! For more information, call 444-7821.

 

Friends Spring Book Sale
 

The spring book sale will include hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books, DVDs, audiobooks, music, and more. Most items are priced under $1! All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library. Members can shop early at the Preview Sale. Not a member? Join at the door for $15. For more information, call 444-7774.

 

 

 

Nonfiction Book Group
 

Join us as we discuss First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower. For more information, call 444-7816.

 

 

Get ready for the next season of Game of Thrones by testing your knowledge of the books and the TV series while competing for great prizes. Play with a team or go solo. For more information, call 444-7821.

 

After Hours on the Plaza: Game Nite
 

Team up with your friends and fellow gamers and heed the call of the tabletop! We have a great selection of board games available, but you are welcome to bring your favorites to share. East 59 Cafe will remain open with food and drinks for sale. For more information, call 444-7820.

 

Write Club
 

Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Write Club is open to anyone with an interest in writing. For more information, call 444-7820.

 

Tabletop Game Day
 

Join us at the library to celebrate board games. Grab a game and play all day! For more information, call 444-7821.

 

Pen & Paper RPG Society
 

Come in for an afternoon of fun as we explore this awesome gaming genre. Registration is required, but no experience is needed. Visit our website or call 444-7820 to register, beginning April 1. 

 

True Crime Book Club
 

Enjoy playing armchair detective? Fascinated by cold cases? This book club is for you! This month's selection is The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Call 444-7748 for more information.

 

Computer Classes
 

Hoover Library offers free computer classes for adults!

Registration is required. For more information or to sign up for individual classes, visit our website or call 444-7747. All classes are located in the Training Center on the Administration Level.

 

Tuesday, April 2 at 10 am & 11am

Saturday, April 6 at 2 pm & 3 pm

 

Tuesday, April 9 at 10 am

Wednesday, April 10 at 10 am

 

Thursday, April 11 at 6 pm

Thursday, April 18 at 6 pm

 

Tuesday, April 23 at 10 am

Wednesday, April 24 at 10 am